My sister and I have a long-standing tradition in which we venture out to the movie theatre on Thanksgiving night to take in a flick. We've been really hit-or-miss with our choices over the years. This time the plan was originally to go see "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." I was kinda looking forward to seeing that one again, but the plans changed and we elected to go see "The Ice Harvest" instead. Bad decision. On paper this should have been a good movie. John Cusack. Billy Bob Thorton. Connie Nielsen. Oliver Platt. Directed by Harold Ramis. The potential was there for an intriguing black comedy, but this movie did not live up to its expectations. John Cusack did a fair enough job with his part, but this was not one of his better roles. Connie Nielsen tried too hard to play her role as an old-style Femme Fatale and came up short. Billy Bob's performance was just plain bad. There were a few funny moments, but overall the script was weak and disjointed. The violence was senseless. Oliver Platt was the only bright spot in an otherwise dismal film. He was hysterical, but the 20 minutes he spent on screen could not save this movie. I'm so disappointed in Harold Ramis. He's a good director. He has no business turning out a movie like this one...
"There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better: we find comfort somewhere." -- Jane Austen
3 comments:
Hey! , leave my buddy Harold alone. Even Spielberg lets go of a turd every now and then... Ever see Terminal?? How can you say anything negative over the man who brought you 'Stripes'? ;)
Yeah, but he didn't direct Stripes. He did however direct Caddyshack, and Vacation, and Groundhog Day. All of which were great. I dig Harold as an actor and a director. Hence the disappointment in this effort...
touche'
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